TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1585, 10 August 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own oomhksponwwr. ) Wellington, 8. In the House yesterday the Colonial Treasurer in reply to Mr Ormord, re the West Coast Railway said the Government were in receipt of fable grams from the delegates and spoke in the following terms : — The guarantee applies to any deficiency in the working expenses, in addition to £97,000; payments on account guarantee to be recouped from the excess of the receipts of the line over working expenses, but not from receipts from land. There was an addition about constructing the line in three portions, which we dsd not comprehend, and which seemed inadmissabl' 1 . We considered, however, that there was no use in replying to it, but that it should be laid before the Select Committee in common with the other propositions to which I alluded in my remarks in moving for the Committee, The words of the telegram were: Net amount receivable by syndicate must be 97. Government also paying any deficit in working expenses. All profits from land must belong to tlra syndicate, these profits being the chief inducement to investors. Payments under the guarantee during twenty years recouped from profits of the live, probably built in three or more portions by separate issues, land being allocated here rateably. Therefore necessary to provide gnarautee divided

r tteably, and ihe failure of one portion not to entail the forfeiture of others. Saving clause in present contract also necessary. Nothing less than th«se terms are any ntte whatever." I take the opportunity of sayiog that the Government fcdnsiderert the division on the sulijMct of the committee an indication thai the House is unwilling to sanction the agreement by the delegates, and we have telegraphed as follows M Parliament refuses to sanction delegates agreement " The Govern ment understood that to be the feeling of the House. It is inadvisable in answer to a question to further state the views of the Government on the subject. The Westland and Grey Education Boards Bill ; the River Boards Act, 1884, Amendment Bill. The Coroner's Act, 1867 Amendment Bill, and Rabbit Nuisance Act Continuance Bill were read a second time with virtually no opposition. Sir J. Yogel moved the second reading of the Customs and Excise Duties Bill, and said that it was embodied in the tariff already passed l>y the House, the most important deviation being in regard to tobacco, this tatter was proposer' because it was found that the New Zealand tobacco, although of first class quality, was as yet scarcely strong enough for manufacturers unless fortified with foreign tobacco. The second reading after considerable discussion was agreed to. During the debate Dr Newman twitted Mr HursUiousc with inconsistency, inasmuch as he voted for the West Coast railway, and now advocated retrenchment. Mr I'ursthouse having made a personal explanation to the effect that he did not vote for the railway, but only for the matter to be considered by a Committee. > The following bills were read a second time : — Public Reserves Act, 1881, Amendment Bill ; Gold Mining Districts Act, 1873, Amendment Bill ; Shipping find Seamen's Act, 1877, Amendment Bill ; Middle Island Halfcaste Grants Bill ; Rating Act Amendment (No 2) Bill. The Minister of Justice moved the second reading of the Justice of the Peace Act, 1882, Amendment Bill. This measure provides that justices must attend a certain number of times or otherwise they would be debarred from acting. Mr Hnrsthouse said that the provisions would lie unworkable in country districts, and should I>p confined to towns. The Minister of Justice said that he would be willing to ngree to ian amendment in that direction in Committee, and the bill was then read a second time on the voices. From a return laid before Parliament yesterday the quantity of land avilable for settlement in the Colony is estimated at 2,201,760 acres divided as follows: -Auckland, 450.000 acre s; Taranaki, 120,000 acres; Hawkn's Bay, 100,000 acres ; Wellington, 800, 000 acres; Nelson, 41,760 acres; Marlboro, 10,000 acres; Canterbury, 180,000 acres ; Otajjo, 860,000 acres, and Southland 140, r 'oo acres. During the two years ending 20th July succession duty to the amount of £78,000 was paid on 888 estates. Dunediv, 7. The Union Company's s.s. Mararoa is expected from Honif in November, > when she will take th^ intercolonial ; trade. She will be the largest of their i boats, something similar so the Wairarapa, but 86 feet longer and 6 feet broader. At'CKLAXn, 7. By the Waihoro the Ivanhon Gold Mining Company shipped to Melbourne 10 hags of quartz ore, for the purpose of being tested by the La Monte process.